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Should readers of ebooks be taxed to subsidize stores that sell printed books?
- vrotaru 15y agoBastiat would certainly loved such a question. Even I can invent a lot similar questions, like: _Should married couples be taxed to subsidize night clubs?_
- TYPE_FASTER 15y agoThat should really read "should the internet be taxed to subsidize brick and mortar retailers?" because that's the next step if the e-book publishing model is taxed.
- electromagnetic 15y agoI'm all for it on one solitary condition; no taxation without representation. All brick and mortar retailers must carry all the costs for my ebooks to be sold as real books in their stores, including a small inventory in all their stores ensuring that the hardcopy is always available for any customer to buy at any time. I think it's entirely fair. If publishers and book stores want to be paid by ebook consumers, then the consumers should have a reasonable expectation for access to any and all hardcopy versions of any ebook they could otherwise buy from a major reputable ebook retailer (AKA amazon) and have no expectation to wait for a copy to be mail-ordered in.
- cafard 15y agoFirst off, and I write as somebody who is about to walk to a bookstore, No. Second, trust me, Amazon is about as shy as John Rockefeller when it comes to squeezing suppliers.
- brianbreslin 15y agoI'd argue we are already being taxed if they charge us the same price for kindle vs print.
- bsphil 15y agoI believe that's an issue with Apple though.